DUmmies Discuss Anthrax Attacks - Surprisingly, Rove Not Implicated

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laststeamtrain (1000+ posts)      Mon Jul-27-09 11:45 AM
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US on verge of closing anthrax probe after 8 years

By DEVLIN BARRETT (AP)

WASHINGTON — A year after government scientist Bruce Ivins killed himself while under investigation for the lethal anthrax letters of 2001, the Justice Department is on the verge of closing the long, costly and vexing case.

Several law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that the department had tentatively planned last week to close the case, but backed away from that decision after government lawyers said they needed more time to review the evidence and determine what further information can be made public without compromising grand jury secrecy or privacy laws.

Officials told the AP the decision to close the case has been put off for what may be weeks, as the FBI and Justice Department continue to wrestle with an investigation that has led many to question the quality of their work and the certainty of their conclusions.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss internal deliberations about the case.

Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd declined to comment on the discussions but said the agency and the FBI continue working to conclude the investigation. "We anticipate closing the case in the near future," Boyd added.

The anthrax letters were sent to lawmakers and news organizations as the nation reeled in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

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TexasObserver (1000+ posts)        Mon Jul-27-09 11:48 AM
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1. A year after government scientist Bruce Ivins was ALLEGED to have killed himself 
Never sounded like the truth.

Right. He was Wellstoned.

valerief  (1000+ posts)        Mon Jul-27-09 12:01 PM
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3. Move along. Congress getting anthrax letters? Nothing to see there. Look! A bright shiny object! nt

   
 

rfranklin  (1000+ posts)        Mon Jul-27-09 12:08 PM
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4. did they check Cheney's safe for unlabeled vials?
I still want to know why the White House started taking Cipro weeks before these incidents (which only targeted Dems or "liberal" media as well as the National Inquirer.)

You just knew Cheney was involved somehow.
And he got all that Cipro from the Jews who didn't go to work at the WTC on 9/11.

[franksolich]

Wow.

It's been a while since the primitives got all worked up over this issue.

The primitives must be bored.

[The Village Idiot]

Wow.

It's been a while since the primitives got all worked up over this issue.

The primitives must be bored.

Well, did you expect them to bash Democrats for not giving them free vetenary care?